Q: A patient suffering from aplastic anaemia needs unrelated cord blood transplant as her HLA is not matching with her siblings. She is 15 years old and weighs 45 kg. Where can she get this done?

A:Some of the organisations running cord blood banking are Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai, Asia Cryo-cell Pvt Ltd. (Life Cell), Chennai, Ruby Hall Medical Research Centre, Pune etc and this procedure is done at major hospitals like AIIMS, Delhi, CMC, Vellore, Jaslok hospital, Mumbai. Your treating haematologist would advise you on it. Cord Life Biotech (India)
Internet: www.cordlifebiotech.com
Phone: +91 20 254 51509
Office: Pune Cord Life Sciences (India) Private Limited
Internet: www.cordlife.com
Phone: +65 6238 0808
Office: Kolkata LifeCell India
Internet: www.lifecellindia.com
Office: Chennai, India Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Internet: www.relbio.com;
Office: Sir H.N. Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai